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The 'travelling comédiens' in the sketch are taken from an engraving by Jacques
(or Giacomo) Callot (1592 - 1635); a brief biography of this artist is given in
[Duchartre, p. 303]. This image is reproduced in [Lagarde, p. 84] to accompany a discussion
of Le Roman comique (1651 - 1657), a novel about a travelling acting troupe in the region of
Mans, by Paul Scarron (1610 - 1660). Scarron, besides this novel, is also an important
French playwrite.
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The various troupes to which the Martinelli brothers
belonged were:
- the Gelosi ['Jealous to please*']
- (active from 1568 to 1604)
- the Confidenti ['Sure their talents*', 'Confident of pleasing**']
- (active from 1574 to 1599,
and again from 1611 to 1639)
- This troupe called itself Los Confidentes Italianos while in
Madrid (1587 to 1588)
- the Desiosi*** [Is this the same as to Dediosi, below?]
- (active ca. 1582 to 1605)
- the Accessi ['With an ardent zeal*', 'The inflamed**']
- (active from 1590 to 1628)
- the Uniti
- (active from 1578 to 1640)
- the Dediosi
- (active from 1581 to 1599)
- the Fedeli ['Faithful to their public*']
- (active from 1601 to 1652)
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These troupes are discussed briefly in [Van Tieghem, ch. 10:
"Les grands acteurs italiens"], and at length in [Duchartre, ch. 7] giving
many dates and places gleaned from the correspondance of the actors with royal
patrons eager to engage their services.
[Rudlin&Crick] do an excellent job of constructing a chronology of the travels
of these and other troupes.
Drusiano Martinelli's engagement in London in 1578 is discussed in [Grewar] as
well as in books by Sir E. K. Chambers (The Elizabethan Stage,
Oxford, 1923) and K. M. Lea (Italian Popular Comedy, Oxford, 1934).
Information about the visit to Antwerp is also found in
[Grewar].
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*From [Van Tieghem]. Correct interpretations of the names of theses troupes
(and others) are discussed at length in [Rudlin&Crick].
**From [Rudlin&Crick].
***According to [Oxford: 'Italy,' Commedia dell'Arte, ii ('Acting Companies'), p. 400.
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